About Us
Bristol Beacon is a music charity, renowned venue and award-winning music education hub.
With a city-wide programme of live music, creative learning opportunities and community engagement, we’re here to help make space for music every day, with everyone. With you!
A place of welcome, warmth and light, we extend an open invitation to the city for everyone to come and share in the joy of live music and celebrate this in everything we do.
Welcome.
We connect people to the extraordinary power of live music through an artistic programme which includes over 500 gigs and concerts per year, including 60 free performances and six major festivals to an audience of over 360,000.
As the region’s music education hub, we run a programme of creative learning reaching over 30,000 young people every year from Beacon Music Centre in Southmead and across 92% of Bristol’s schools.
We offer support for creatives giving emerging artists and industry professionals the tools they need for a successful career in the music industry.
And we collaborate with Bristol’s diverse communities on projects to ensure music is at the heart of our city.
Our Strategy 2026 – 2031
Our purpose is to inspire and connect people through the unique power of live music. Our strategic plan, launched in March 2026, sets out our six priority goals, and details how over the next five years we will ensure that Bristol Beacon meets our commitments to bold artistic programming, accessible music education, talent and skills development, audience connection, community partnership, and long-term organisational sustainability.
Our name
In 2021 we started an exciting new chapter as Bristol Beacon. A symbol of hope and community. A focal point for music in the city, buzzing with people having fun, making connections and weaving stories.
Explore the once-in-a-generation transformation of Bristol Beacon, completed in 2023.
A defining moment of cultural transformation for the West of England…. the Beacon is the project that truly confirms Bristol’s reputation as a world-class music city.”
Phil Gibby, Arts Council England Area Director for the South West
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Discover more
View photos of our performance spaces, discover our journey and find out about the impact of our transformation.
Environmental Sustainability
We want to unite people and use our unique place as a music venue to amplify positive climate action and inspire everyone to think about their impact on the earth.
To ensure we can continue to celebrate music together for generations to come, we have set ourselves the target to become the UK’s first net zero concert hall by 2030.
Join our team
Whether you’re interested in curating unforgettable events or supporting behind-the-scenes, you could play your part in keeping our venue thriving.
Bristol Beacon employs over 100 members of staff across a range of activities from promoting a live music event or leading a workshop, to teaching a musical instrument, selling you a ticket or working within Development, Finance or People.
Find out more about us and the work we do at Bristol Beacon.
Further information
Policies
Bristol Beacon policies detail the principles that underpin how we work with audiences, artists and staff.
Contact us
If you have questions, comments or feedback then please get in touch. We’re always happy to speak to our customers, audiences, partners and fellow music lovers.